Maybe you can tell by my handle that I am partial to old Fords. I have an 8N that I acquired about 18 months ago for $2500 - that included a pretty good 5 ft. brush hog. It was rebuilt with a recent paint job, but not truly restored. I prefer the 8N over the 9N or 2N since it has draft control and 4 speeds versus 3 speeds. They are easy to work on, and I am amazed at what the hog will shred. I have 18 acres of woods with about a half mile of roads running through that I maintain with it. I have a lot of poison ivy that I run over and have never been bothered by it when hoggin', even though I am fairly sensitive to it otherwise. If you get one, be sure to get the overrunning coupler so it won't push you into a tree or fence. Best money I ever spent, but I still want a little orange tractor with FEL.